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Review: Red Rectum & Red Rectum Revenge Hot Sauce

Red Rectum Hot Sauce
This wasn’t very good. Even from a gimmick sauce point of view. In fact it was pretty bad on quite a few levels.

Just on first sight alone you know you are getting what you pay for. Bad label, bad graphics, not a very appealing looking sauce inside and stupid name. How many freaking sauces do we need that incorporate some type of anal destruction in its name? It’s been done. It was funny at first…give it up. If your target market are 14 year olds trying to piss off their parents then you have succeeded. But don’t quit the day job cause you aren’t going to get very far.

For the field test this isn’t getting more than some flat bread. Doesn’t matter what you put it on it isn’t very good.

You add this to any dish it will just ruin in it. Give this to a friend and they will punch you in the throat.

I vented most of my anger on the Eat Shit and Die sauce. This one won’t get any more of my time.

Packaging 2/10 – Dumb, Stupid, poorly drawn and childish
Aroma 3/10 – Not very Appealing
Appearance 3.5/10 – Boring
Taste 4/10 – Not very pleasant – seems like this was the manufacturers first attempt
Heat 4/10 – Not very noticeable

Overall 3.5/10

Red Rectum Revenge XXX Hot Sauce
Ok this one was better. It actually had some substance to it. You could taste something significant. It is by no means a good sauce. But is much better than it horrible predecessor (that is not saying much). It has the exact same recipe but with a little more heat added. That is about it. It just seemed to work a little bit better this time around. Is it worth making another sauces adding the XXX, using the exact same graphic? No.

Unless your gimmick is sauces revolving around your anus – stay clear of both of these.

One of the best things about writing and testing these bad sauces is going back to the fridge and grabbing an old (or new) favourite.

In some sort of weird type of defense for this sauce it said it had an expiry date on the bottle of November 30, 2005. I am sure that still does not count for much.

Packaging 2/10 – awful – same crap as before
Aroma 4/10 – Better but not by much
Appearance 3.5/10 – exactly the same as the other one (they may be the same sauce – just expired at different dates)
Taste 5/10 – Better than the original
Heat 4/10 – Not much more than the orginal

Overall 4/10 – Just not worthy of a passing mark

FireWorks Fiery Food Merchants
Product of Costa Rica
(that is all the information I have)

Hey thanks Anthony, I have one of these on my shelf (dude don’t punch me in my throat for it) and it will stay there for display, I am now not in any hurry to give it a try. I appreciate your honesty in your reviews, thank you. 😈

Amen Brother! I love to see reviews like yours! It’s so frustrating seeing sub par sauces with stupid labels get wider distribution than the good stuff the manufacturers that hang around the blog make. Spread the word = gimmicky usually equals crap!
Love the ‘punch you in the throat’ line.

Do I have to defend ever sh___?t looking Label out there. 14 year olds are not the ones buying this sauce. Any guess how long this product has been around. I been selling it for about 7 or 8 years. And it still holds it own. Sorry my .02.

I’m not saying that it won’t sell. People we all know that have been doing this MUCH longer than me have stated that these labels tend to do pretty well relative to “straight” lables (10:1 was the ratio I recall being thrown about). I just feel that it is for a different market and a different use than I am going for.

Just because I don’t think it’s for me doesn’t mean that it isn’t for anyone. I’m just calling it as I see it (for me at least). 🙂 I do think that anyone could put a properly colored liquid in a bottle, make a “gimmicky” label and sell it. That doesn’t make it a winner in my book;, maybe just a financial success. I suppose that there are many measures for success, however. Just my opinion.

In all fairness, Danny Cash Hot Sauce does have some gimmicky ideas we’re playing with/developing right now. HOWEVER, I guarantee the sauce inside will always be superior. Case in point, Cajohn’s Sir-farts-alot is a great hot sauce with a gimmicky label.

Hey ryan check this out. Wing contest. If Mrfreeze stops buy on the way there. I will Give Him Some Fat Kid Sauce and some of my sauce to give out if it’s ok with the Creator. I’ll give the prize for the loser because he our she would be a p_ _ _ y a Sign and number Golden Beaver WBelt Buckle. Ok

I’ll have to start my trip on Friday so I can make it to see ya and still make it for the contest on Saturday. You are about 4 hours from my place and I think 10 or so hours from the Alley. Guess I will make half the trip Friday and the other half Saturday morning. How late will you be there Friday Bret??

Now Bret, we’ve already established that you’re a bit different 😉 YOU don’t need to defend them at all. It certainly isn’t an attack or slight on you that a group of discriminating sauce lovers don’t care for them- these sauce just don’t appeal to the group you’re hanging out with at the moment 😉 As loco & huv said- it’s already well established that these stupid labels sell. Don’t be offended at our opinion of them- it’s just an opinion 🙂

Sir Fartalot is consistently in our top 3 sellers every year. Queen of Farts, Butt Twister and Flaming”O” are in the top ten most years, maybe not all of them, but they are a significant part of sales. It really doesn’t matter that the sauces in them are good sauces, it’s the label that sells them.

I probably wouldn’t have ever done these labels, but most of them existed when we purchased Suncoast Peppers from the Zoschkes. Like them, we offer the sauces under a different name as well. They don’t sell near as well. I would guess they are 50:1 in comparison to the “normal” labels. Jim C & I have bemoaned this fact for years!

The moral of this story, sell it by the label, and let the buyer find out that beneath the label lies a sauce worth buying again. Of course we have no idea how many people buy it a second time because they liked the sauce, but sometimes they do! We have testimonials from customers that say they love them.

The distributors make their living off of sauces of this ilk. Tha sad thing is, if you want to make a splash right away in this industry, the fouler the label, the bigger the splash. We all know what makes the National news… ie Runaway Bride

And let me add to this. Stores like J.J. we sale 1000s of label hot sauces But we also 1000s of the good tasteing hot sauces also thats why I Demo All the time, Label product will sell itself I want people to tast the good stuff

“Cackalacky Spice Sauce isn’t anything like the cheap stuff they crank out down in Louisiana.” Skelton said. “And, it sure isn’t gimmicky, like ‘Sauce of Death and Insanity, And Anthony said You add this to any dish it will just ruin in it. Give this to a friend and they will punch you in the throat.

I vented most of my anger on the Eat Shit and Die sauce. This one won’t get any more of my time.

Packaging 2/10 – Dumb, Stupid, poorly drawn and childish
Aroma 3/10 – Not very Appealing
Appearance 3.5/10 – Boring
Taste 4/10 – Not very pleasant – seems like this was the manufacturers first attempt
Heat 4/10 – Not very noticeable
One gets slam for bashing. This was not review this was a bashing.

Why keep your mouth shut! That’s what makes this place cool. There are representatives from all facets of the business from buyers, retailers, makers, end users. I love hearing all the comments. I would never buy this sauce based on the label – but it’s cool to get yours (and others) side of the story (a side that I would never have considered). Keep posting (everyone)!

Your right Ryan. This will only happen if Mrfreeze can stop in on the way there. And pick the stuff up. Peace Bull rider man that wears a pink helmet Hope you saw your wifes email. Our that will sound real dumb.

G’Night Bret, not only did you miss my call yesterday, you didn’t call me today like you said you would. No problem brother, keep yourself steady as you balance on that fence! btw you may not own a hot shop, but you manage one of the biggest there is!

Even if this was backed by a kickass label and a million dollar marketing campaign the sauce would still suck. That is MY review.

So crack open a bottle and let me know what you think. You seem to be pushing a lot of the product – one bottle won’t make a dent in the pocket. But don’t blame me when you punch yourself in the throat.

Bret, maybe you should let them sample it. Make a sample station at the store. We have a store here (Taste the 4th Sense) that has an open bottle to sample of every sauce.

We have CD stores here that let you listen the CD before you buy it. Bookstores that let you leaf through a book before you purchase…..et al.

I have no doubt that if you let someone thinking about buying this have a sample between and a premium sauce they would choose the premium sauce. And you know what? I am sure that manufacturer would thank you for YOUR honesty on a product. Sure there will always be the person that wants the gimmick and there is nothing you can do about that. But at the same time by not stopping them and letting them try real hot sauce they get totally turned off by this spicy crap. If this is budding cili-head you have potentially stopped a repeat customer. I can go on and on but I think you get the picture.

That better not mean what it looks like it means. We better continue seeing your posts.
(I hope i am wrong)
Don’t let one guy on his first post (probably uses a regular nick but was afraid to say it in own name as he refers to “We” get the point)
There is no point in being derrogatory. Bret has a number of clients and knows what sells and doesnt. It is his opinion just like everyone elses. I don’t see anyone jamming anything down any orifices. Lets keep it fun, not insulting please.
If you don’t like him…call him to tell him, his number is on JJ’s web page 🙂 Then ask him if he has a white top or gold skull FC500 for me yet! 🙂

I agree with you Anthony, but I wonder: does anyone really buy a sauce with a label like that to eat anyway? I’m just curious. I never would when there are so many of the “legitimate” options out there. Personally, I view this style of label/sauce as primarily a gag gift (pun intended).

According to Bret they sell tons of this stuff. And I believe it. Kinda like the tattoist who makes cash from inking flash. That is how they make their easy bucks. It is the custom work that they break even on but put their passion into.

I will say CaJohn has some class in his Sir Fart A Lot. It has enough crudeness to keep a round of golfers happy and is PG enough for it to stay eye level in the fridge for the kids to see as they grab some OJ.

Ryan and I have tried a few gimmick sauces with funny names some were ok some were terrible, i am just a person that will make up my own mind, I appreciate the honest reviews here on the blog, but still choose to try it if i get the chance so I can have an opinion on it also.

Whoa – some label rodeo, men! I’m just an old country boy new to this BLOG thing so my opinion is worth what you paid for it. I feel the answer (as usual) lies right down the middle. I designed a blatent but honest label for my Blazin’-Hot Stuff because the hot sauce market requires a “grabber label” to stand out. However, I don’t want to forever have to be selling new customers because my old ones don’t “bounce back” for the great sauce flavor. As Nick says – “Business is Business!” For what it’s worth, I chose to go with a self-photo and a “SAGA OF E.Z. EARL” historical side panel because it’s honest – I’m real; I am a campfire cook; and I did personally brew it up in my Dutch oven 15 years ago. BUT – back to business – I mainly did it to allow a different promo technique than just another tasting party. I work a shop like a writer. I promote a “Meet-The-Maker” session where I sell autographed bottles for the store. Win-win! (Hmm – I have a feeling this is to wordy for a BLOG site. Sorry. I’ll just go back to observing again.

Nah Earl. We love to hear what you have to say. Hearing a drawn out thought is better than some of the three word quips. So speak up! Speaking of a Meet Your Maker…..if you want to be featured for one, just let Nick know!

Very nice. I like the Meet the Maker. We do it in all of are Depts. John From CaJohns Foods Been here. Wine Makers, Beer makers. It really can move some product. E.Z…. Bret from J.Js 513-674-6000 ext6208